I was four years old then, and I think it must have been the next summer that I first heard the voices.
Black Elk
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To use the power of the bison, I had to perform that part of my vision for the people to see.
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But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
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